Pinnick said this when he spoke with Dr. Babatunde Terry Eguaoje, the President of FCAAN, in Lagos on Friday.
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The NFF supremo. recently elected into world football’s highest decision-making organ, FIFA Council, was in eminent company with President of world football-governing body FIFA, Gianni Infantino, and the President of CAF, Dr. Patrice Motsepe, as they paid a visit to the President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, in Abidjan.
The charge by Pinnick was given on Tuesday at the inauguration of the Committee.
Dangote, President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, wrote: “Once again, you have shown your acceptability by a landslide victory, with 43 votes out of 51. Your achievements in revolutionising the face of football in Nigeria and Africa have not gong unnoticed by your peers around the continent and beyond. Indeed, you now have a unique opportunity to showcase your competence at the global level.
This followed elections held at the CAF Ordinary and Elective General Assembly in Rabat, Morocco on Friday.
In a statement released in Lagos and signed by the organisers of the Nigeria Pitch Awards, Philips described the election of the NFF president as historic and momentous.
NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi said the report was sheer falsehood as such was never even discussed either on the floor of the Congress or at any meeting of the CAF leadership.
He attained the exalted seat after defeating his only rival, incumbent Walter Nyamilandu of Malawi, by 43 votes to 8 at the Congress held inside the Royal Ballroom of the Sofitel Hotel in Morocco’s administrative capital.
The meeting, which also had in attendance the NFF 1st Vice President, Seyi Akinwunmi (also Chairman of the Football Committee); Mallam Shehu Dikko, NFF 2nd Vice President/Chairman, LMC; Alhaji Sharif Rabiu Inuwa, NFF Executive Member/Chairman, Referees Committee; Senator Obinna Ogba, NFF Executive Member/Chairman, NNL; Otunba Tade Azeez (President, Nigeria Referees Association); and Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, NFF General Secretary, deliberated on niggling issues around the League, particularly welfare of officials and resolved to tackle matters head-on in the interest of the domestic game.
The Chairman of Sportsville Communications, Hon. Frank Ilaboya, said the award was in recognition and appreciation of the tireless efforts of the President of the Nigeria Football Federation towards putting Nigeria in a prominent place of pride in world football both on the field and in the boardroom.
Owumi, who has had a stellar career both as a player in and outside Nigeria and as a club administrator, is expected to resume office after the upcoming annual general meeting of the League Management Company.
Speaking on the reason for the donation of the sports facilities, Pinnick stated that it was a move to resurrect the glory days of the institution, which saw it produce great football stars who had stints with the national teams, and also to encourage the discovery of new talents.
The event, which held at the Sunday Dankaro House headquarters of the football-ruling body, saw the coaches taken through important sessions that will aid them during their time on the job.
The Nigerian Football Federation President, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, confirmed that the World football governing body has given the former Germany U-20 captain go-ahead to play for Nigeria after completing his clearance.
The decision was taken at a virtual meeting held at the instance of the President of the NFF, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, to deliberate on all the issues arising from the forced ending to the season by COVID-19.
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, on Tuesday inaugurated the ad-hoc committee set up by the football-governing body to investigate the death of Nasarawa United player, Chineme Martins, charging the panel to come up with robust and sincere recommendations that will constitute the standard protocols for football organization in the country going forward.
The panel, headed by Okono Obono-Obla, who is now on the run to avoid prosecution by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, had filed a 16-count charge against Pinnick, Seyi Akinwunmi (1st Vice President), Shehu Dikko (2nd Vice President), Mohammed Sanusi (General Secretary) and Ahmed Yusuf (Executive Committee member), with wild claims of alleged corruption against them.
At a meeting with the players at breakfast on Tuesday, the man who is also the chief organizer of the AFCON 2019 championship, urged the three-time champions to give their all when confronting the Bafana Bafana.
Nigeria’s juggernaut rolled into Egypt’s second city, Alexandria, on Monday evening as the countdown to the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations hit the home stretch.
Super Falcons’ assistant captain and goal-poacher, Asisat Oshoala, has declared that the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, played a huge role in the team’s confidence-restoring victory over Korea Republic in their second group match of the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals.